Useful Phrases

1. Ik heb deze app gemaakt

   I made this app

   Usage

   Used when introducing an app you created

   Grammar Note

   Dutch present perfect: "hebben/zijn + past participle"

2. Deze app is gratis

   This app is free

   Usage

   Used to inform someone the app is free of charge

   Grammar Note

   "Gratis" is Latin-derived meaning free/without charge

3. Probeer het te downloaden

   Please try downloading it

   Usage

   Used to encourage someone to download the app

   Grammar Note

   "Probeer te + infinitive" means to try to do something

4. Ik ben Japans

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   Basic phrase for introducing your nationality

   Grammar Note

   "Japans" is the Dutch adjective for Japanese

5. Ik ben een reiziger

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   Used to identify yourself as a tourist/traveler

   Grammar Note

   "Reiziger" is derived from "reis" (trip/journey)

6. Ik reis alleen

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   Used to say you are traveling by yourself

   Grammar Note

   "Alleen" means alone in Dutch

7. Het is de eerste keer dat ik hier ben

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   Common phrase when visiting a place for the first time

   Grammar Note

   "Eerste keer" means the first time/occasion

8. Mag ik een foto maken?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Used when asking permission to take a photo

   Grammar Note

   "Mag ik" is the Dutch permission-asking form

9. Kunnen we samen een foto maken?

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Used to suggest taking a photo together

   Grammar Note

   "Samen" means together in Dutch

10. Scan alstublieft de QR-code

    Please scan the QR code

    Usage

    Used when asking someone to scan a QR code

    Grammar Note

    "Alstublieft" is the formal "please" in Dutch

11. Bedrieg me niet / Zet me niet af

    Don't cheat me / Stop ripping me off

    Usage

    Strong expression used when being overcharged or scammed at markets or tourist spots

    Grammar Note

    Imperative uses the verb stem directly. "Niet" is the negation particle

12. Onderschat me niet / Kijk niet op me neer

    Don't underestimate me / Don't look down on me

    Usage

    Used when someone disrespects or underestimates you

    Grammar Note

    "Neerkijken" is a separable verb: "neer" (down) + "kijken" (look). In imperatives it splits: "Kijk…neer"

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